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7620290 Modified-output fiber optic tips  
A laser handpiece is disclosed, including a shaped fiber optic tip having a side-firing output end with a non-cylindrical shape. The shaped fiber optic tip can be configured to side-fire laser...
7613503 Device with infusion holes for imaging inside a blood vessel  
An imaging device such as a catheter has a plurality of infusion holes adapted to infuse liquid into the blood stream while substantially preventing radial jetting. An example imaging catheter...
7611473 Tissue extraction and maceration device  
Devices and methods are provided for extracting and macerating tissue, and optionally for depositing the tissue onto a tissue scaffold. The device generally includes an outer tube having a...
7608054 Medical treatment apparatus  
A medical treatment apparatus includes a hand piece ( 1 ) equipped with an ultrasound vibration generator and a sonotrode ( 3 ) attached to the hand piece ( 1 ). An adaptation sleeve ( 10 ) can be...
7604608 Ultrasound catheter and methods for making and using same  
Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Generally, ultrasound catheters include an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens,...
7601136 Infusion sleeve  
An infusion sleeve for use with a phacoemulsification handpiece has a hollow body with an open end by which the sleeve is attachable to the handpiece and an open tip through which a...
7601135 Multi-port infusion sleeve  
An infusion sleeve for use with a phacoemulsification handpiece has a hollow body with an open end by which the sleeve is attachable to the handpiece and an open tip through which a...
7597692 Microscission processes and procedures  
The present invention relates to microscission methods and devices used for the manipulation or modification of the body tissue by the formation of microconduits in a tissue. The term...
7595043 Method for processing and using adipose-derived stem cells  
The present invention relates to a device comprising a cell carrier portion containing regenerative cells, e.g., stem and progenitor cells, and a cell carrier containment portion. The device is...
7588559 Injection systems  
An intraosseous injection device includes a tool having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a solution dispensing opening. The distal portion has one or more cutting surfaces. The tool can be...
7588553 Phacoemulsification device having rounded edges  
A phacoemulsification needle is disclosed having a hollow member with an inner surface, an outer surface, and a distal end tip. The distal end tip has an outer edge portion and an inner edge...
7588552 Devices and methods for transporting fluid across a biological barrier  
A device ( 10 ) and method for transporting fluids across biological barriers enhances penetration of a biological barrier by the use of directional insertion, preferably with asymmetric...
7588551 Hemodialysis access with on-off functionality  
A treatment assembly is positioned along an AV-fistula and couples therapeutic energy to an adjacent area due to a material response to an applied energy field from a remotely located energy...
7588547 Methods and system for treating subcutaneous tissues  
An apparatus and method for treating subcutaneous tissues using acoustic waves in the range of low acoustic pressure ultrasound waves is disclosed. The method includes injections of enhancing...
7585670 Automated methods for isolating and using clinically safe adipose derived regenerative cells  
Systems and methods are described that are used to separate cells from a wide variety of tissues. In particular, automated systems and methods are described that separate regenerative cells, e.g.,...
7578819 Spinal access and neural localization  
A method in which a probe is advanced between a neural tissue structure and a non-neural tissue structure such as the intervertebral foramen. The probe includes electrodes on opposite surfaces....
7572251 Systems and methods for electrosurgical tissue treatment  
Systems and methods are provided for applying a high frequency voltage in the presence of an electrically conductive fluid to create a relatively low-temperature plasma for ablation of tissue...
7572242 Method of operating an ultrasound handpiece  
A method of operating an ultrasonic handpiece by pulsing the power supplied to the handpiece and varying the amplitude of the power during the power pulse.
7566318 Ultrasonic subcutaneous dissection tool incorporating fluid delivery  
Ultrasonic dissection instruments and methods provide for fluid delivery during subcutaneous dissection. An ultrasonic dissection tool includes a handle, a transducer and a dissecting member. The...
7563279 Stent having an ultrasonic emitter  
A system and method that minimizes plaque accumulation on a stent and thereby restenosis that could require a subsequent invasive medical procedure following stent implantation. The stent,...
7563242 Ultrasonic surgery apparatus  
An ultrasonic surgery apparatus capable of setting surgical conditions properly in accordance with hardness of a nucleus lentis and performing surgery with efficiency is disclosed. The ultrasonic...
7549972 Tool for extracting vitreous samples from an eye  
A unitary mechanical injector-vitrector hand tool for use in extracting vitreous material from an eye and injecting another fluid into the eye includes a housing body having a proximal end, a...
7547294 Microfabricated surgical device for interventional procedures  
An actuator for an interventional surgical procedure is described. The actuator may include an actuator body having a distal end and a proximal end. A central expandable section is located between...
7540868 Medical suction device  
A medical device for fragmenting objects and aspirating remaining debris enables a physician or other medical personnel quickly and easily remove objects, such as kidney stones, from a patient. The...
7522955 Method and apparatus for the ultrasonic cleaning of biofilm coated surfaces  
To treat body surfaces, such as the sinuses, which are coated with biofilms, the surface is irrigated and suctioned with a fluid which may contain a biocide or other chemical agent for disrupting...
7514075 Systems and methods for separating and concentrating adipose derived stem cells from tissue  
Systems and methods are described that are used to separate cells from a wide variety of tissues. In particular, automated systems and methods are described that separate regenerative cells, e.g.,...
7507212 Ultrasonic treatment device with mist suctioning structure  
An ultrasonic treatment device comprises a handpiece having an ultrasonic transducer and a long axial probe whose base end is connected with the transducer. The device further comprises a tubular...
7485125 Cutting instrument  
A cutting instrument includes an outer member having a cutting portion, and a helical knife coupled to the outer member for rotation relative to the outer member. At least a portion of the helical...
7485106 Micro-burst ultrasonic power delivery  
Phacoemulsification apparatus includes a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electrical system for ultrasonically vibrating said needle along with a power source for providing...
7474919 Laser-based method and system for enhancing optical breakdown  
An additive, preferably in the form of metal nanoparticles or nanodomains, greatly improves a laser-based method and system for inducing optical breakdown. The use of ultrashort laser pulses to...
7473420 Systems and methods for treating patients with processed lipoaspirate cells  
Cells present in processed lipoaspirate tissue are used to treat patients. Methods of treating patients include processing adipose tissue to deliver a concentrated amount of stem cells obtained...
7473263 Powered surgical apparatus, method of manufacturing powered surgical apparatus, and method of using powered surgical apparatus  
A powered surgical apparatus can be used with a source of irrigation fluid and a source of suction. The powered surgical apparatus can include a cutting blade assembly and a handle. The handle can...
7470249 Aspiration and flushing needle  
An aspiration and flushing needle assembly having separable flushing and aspiration assemblies. The flushing assembly ( 2 ) has a flushing needle ( 27 ) extending from a handle ( 25 ) and a...
7470237 Biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration  
The present invention provides a biopsy instrument with improved needle penetration for piercing dense tissue. The device may comprise a needle slidably retained in a housing. The device may...
7458940 Biopsy apparatus  
A biopsy apparatus having a disposable cutting element and a reusable handpiece is disclosed. The disposable cutting element includes an inner cannula that defines an inner lumen and terminates in...
7455652 Devices and methods for treating aortic valve stenosis  
Fluid delivery devices having a porous applicator, as well as methods for using the same in the treatment of aortic valve stenosis, are provided. The subject devices further include a ventricular...
7452345 Anti-infective endotracheal tube  
A multi-lumen endotracheal tube has means for coating an inside and an outside surface of the endotracheal tube with antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents; means for releasing antimicrobial and...
7431711 Liquid jet surgical instruments incorporating channel openings aligned along the jet beam  
Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a series of surgical instruments utilizing liquid jets for cutting, ablating, debriding, washing, etc., tissues and/or other materials from the...
7429488 Method for processing lipoaspirate cells  
Cells present in processed lipoaspirate tissue are used to treat patients. Methods of treating patients include processing adipose tissue to deliver a concentrated amount of stem cells obtained...
7429249 Method for cavitation-induced tissue healing with low intensity ultrasound  
A method and kit for therapeutically treating bone and tissue injuries using ultrasound. The method includes the steps of introducing an ultrasound contrast agent into the patient, preferably, the...
7425193 Tomographic imaging system using a conformable mirror  
A tomographic imaging system comprising a source array emitting rays, a deformable mirror reflecting the rays emitted by the source array, and a detector array receiving the electromagnetic rays...
7416541 Intracutaneous microneedle array apparatus  
Improved microneedle arrays are provided having a sufficiently large separation distance between each of the individual microneedles to ensure penetration of the skin while having a sufficiently...
7413556 Sheath for use with an ultrasound element  
A system for delivering ultrasound energy to a treatment section in a vessel is disclosed. The system includes a sheath with a utility lumen and an energy delivery section at least partially...
7393501 Method, apparatus and system for treating biofilms associated with catheters  
An apparatus, system and method for preventing or treating biofilm associated with catheters. A piezo-ceramic element may be attached to a catheter, and a vibration processor may be connected to...
7393338 Therapeutic ultrasound system  
An ultrasound system has a catheter including an elongate flexible catheter body having at least one lumen extending longitudinally therethrough. The catheter further includes an ultrasound...
7392077 Method for treating a patient at risk of loss of cardiac function by cardiac ischemia  
Various methods and devices for treating a patient who has lost, or is at risk of losing cardiac function by cardiac ischemia are disclosed. Treatment includes first imaging a patient's heart, or a...
7390484 Self-contained adipose derived stem cell processing unit  
Cells present in processed lipoaspirate tissue are used to treat patients. Methods of treating patients include processing adipose tissue to deliver a concentrated amount of stem cells obtained...
7390461 Broad spectrum optically addressed sensor  
The present invention relates to a sensor for detecting chemical, biological, biochemical or other environmental stimuli, and includes a plurality of colloidal particles having chemical receptors...
7387612 Floating probe for ultrasonic transducers  
The present invention relates to a device with an ultrasonic-based probe for drilling and coring. The invention uses ultrasonic and subsonic vibrations produced by a frequency compensation coupler...
7384407 Small vessel ultrasound catheter  
An ultrasound catheter adapted for accessing small vessels in the distal anatomy is disclosed. The ultrasound catheter comprises an elongate tubular body formed with a delivery lumen. The...